A wave of US airstrikes has begun in southern Iran, according to the Arabic-language security channel Abu Saleh's Desk. The report provides a specific source for the ongoing operation, following earlier reports of US strikes on Iranian military infrastructure. Details on targets and scope are not yet available.
Just after 00:17 Jerusalem, the Arabic-language security channel Abu Saleh's Desk reported that a wave of US strikes is underway in southern Iran, corroborating the initial report of a US strike wave that The Zioneer published at that time, citing a Hebrew-language security channel. The new report from an independent source increases confidence in the accounts of ongoing military activity.
The Zioneer first reported on unverified explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas at 19:59 Jerusalem on Sunday, July 12. At the same time, a second wave of strikes was reported at Bandar Abbas, and a Hebrew-language security channel reported that the United States had launched airstrikes on Iran. The initial reports were based on a single source. At 00:17 Jerusalem on Monday, The Zioneer published a report citing a Hebrew-language security channel. Now, the Arabic-language channel Abu Saleh's Desk provides a second independent source, corroborating the wave of strikes.
The United States has been conducting a sustained campaign of airstrikes against Iranian air defenses and military infrastructure in southern Iran over recent days, as The Zioneer has reported. According to a security analyst known as Abu Saleh, the strikes aim to clear military installations that pose a threat, potentially to lay the groundwork for a deployment of US ground forces. The strikes come in the context of a US response to an Iranian attack on a Panama-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, as The Zioneer reported.
Details on the specific targets, the scope of the wave, and any damage assessment remain pending. Iranian state media has not commented on the reports.
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